Audi Music Interface for MMI 3G - Why you need it
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Audi Music Interface for MMI 3G - Why you need it
Hi guys.
I just wanted to share some thoughts regarding my experience with playing mp3 files in my MMI 3G equipped B8 A4.
The MMI 3G can play mp3 files from a DVD, from two SDHC (max 32GB each) and from a six disc CD changer. Two 32GB SD cards can hold a lot of mp3 files but you may be better off getting the AMI and hooking up an iPod. Here's why:
I hope someone will find this information helpful. It would have saved me from waisting my money on a 32GB SD card if I knew...
Regards,
Jone Tytlandsvik
Norway
I just wanted to share some thoughts regarding my experience with playing mp3 files in my MMI 3G equipped B8 A4.
The MMI 3G can play mp3 files from a DVD, from two SDHC (max 32GB each) and from a six disc CD changer. Two 32GB SD cards can hold a lot of mp3 files but you may be better off getting the AMI and hooking up an iPod. Here's why:
- There is a limit of 3000 files for each SD card. Unless your files are ripped at an extremely high bit rate, you will be able to fit 3000 files in less than 16GB. I had 7500 files on my 32Gb SD card when I discovered this limit. With the AMI you will off course be able to play all the songs your iPod can hold.
- The MMI does not build a library of you songs like iTunes or similar on you PC or Mac. You select songs by browsing the file structure on the SD card. You can not browse by artist, album, title or genre. There are no playlists. With the AMI you can browse the songs in the same way as on the iPod itself.
- The MMI displays a list of file names, and does not read the mp3 tag until you start to play the actual song. So if you for instance have named all your songs "track" "artist" "album" "title", the MMI display may not show track titles for a given album, because the screen can only show a limited number of characters. You can off course rename your entire mp3 library to get around this, but it is not very convenient.
- The MMI will not play mp3 files from an SD card that holds the map. The map takes up about 6GB but the additional space can't be used.
I hope someone will find this information helpful. It would have saved me from waisting my money on a 32GB SD card if I knew...
Regards,
Jone Tytlandsvik
Norway
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I had to post this in a separate post because of some spam blocker.
There are also a few minor disadvantages with using an iPod via the AMI:
If you have a MMI 3g equipped car, you can order a retrofit kit from Kufatec.
If you have a MMI 2g equipped car, you can buy the parts you need from your Audi dealer, but it may be cheaper and easier to buy a kit of genuine Audi parts on eBay.
Beware: Several websites and forum posts state that you can tell the difference of 2G and 3G by looking at the rotating ****. The 3G should have a joystick on top of the ****. This is not correct as my MMI is 3G and i have no joystick. You should give the VIN to the seller of the retrofit kit and have them confirm that the kit fits your car.
I hope someone will find this information helpful. It would have saved me from waisting my money on a 32GB SD card if I knew...
There are also a few minor disadvantages with using an iPod via the AMI:
- The iPod via AMI is Analog and not Digital. The DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) in the iPod is utilized and if you have the B&O MMI, the audio signal will be digitalized in the MMI and shaped by a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) before it is converted to analog again by the DAC in the MMI. If you are an audiophile you may be able to hear a difference in sound quality. Several people report that the sound is better from SD card than from iPod via AMI.
- A hard disc based iPod may not work as well as a solid state SD card at extreme temperatures.
If you have a MMI 3g equipped car, you can order a retrofit kit from Kufatec.
If you have a MMI 2g equipped car, you can buy the parts you need from your Audi dealer, but it may be cheaper and easier to buy a kit of genuine Audi parts on eBay.
Beware: Several websites and forum posts state that you can tell the difference of 2G and 3G by looking at the rotating ****. The 3G should have a joystick on top of the ****. This is not correct as my MMI is 3G and i have no joystick. You should give the VIN to the seller of the retrofit kit and have them confirm that the kit fits your car.
I hope someone will find this information helpful. It would have saved me from waisting my money on a 32GB SD card if I knew...
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Would have posted more, but this is a strange place. Spam blocks and moderators have to look trough posts before they are visible.
Maybe it would be better to post on a non US server than waiste my time here.....
Maybe it would be better to post on a non US server than waiste my time here.....
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